Betelgeuze

In Betelgeuze, which ran for five issues from 2003 to 2006 under the Epsilon imprint, writer Johanna Stehr and artist Leo craft a quiet, contemplative science-fiction series set in a distant star system. The story follows a small, isolated human colony on the alien world of Betelgeuze, where the settlers grapple with the mysteries of their new home and the strange, silent presence of its native life. Leo’s lush, detailed artwork gives the series a dreamlike, atmospheric quality, while Stehr’s measured storytelling explores themes of discovery, survival, and the subtle tension between human ambition and an alien ecology. It stands as a distinctive, understated entry in early-2000s European SF comics, notable for its patient, visual approach to world-building.